Guest guest Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Ok, since all the talk about beans.... I made a nice big thing of pinto beans recently. I soaked them overnight, then put them on in the crock pot and cooked them all day, all night, and by the next night, (8 or 9pm...) the beans STILL were not cooked thoroughly. I ended up putting them in a pot and boiling them for another 2-3 hours before they were fully cooked.... Was this because I had old beans? Should I have done something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 The instruction leaflet that came with my slow cooker (crockpot) recommends boiling beans for 10 minutes before adding them to the slow cooker so I always do that or use tinned organic beans. BW Layla - in Scotland prncsali [ellesivia] 03 May 2004 18:02 Beans... Ok, since all the talk about beans.... I made a nice big thing of pinto beans recently. I soaked them overnight, then put them on in the crock pot and cooked them all day, all night, and by the next night, (8 or 9pm...) the beans STILL were not cooked thoroughly. I ended up putting them in a pot and boiling them for another 2-3 hours before they were fully cooked.... Was this because I had old beans? Should I have done something else? _____ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 I actually had the same problem with a batch of adzuki beans. The only difference was that I tried the quick soak, boiling them for awhile, soaking them for a few hours, and THEN cooking them for several hours (just directly on the stove, not in my crockpot)and while some of them cooked so well they fell apart, most did not cook. They were pretty old beans, so I figure that was why. cherrie , " prncsali " <ellesivia> wrote: > Ok, since all the talk about beans.... > > I made a nice big thing of pinto beans recently. I soaked them > overnight, then put them on in the crock pot and cooked them all > day, all night, and by the next night, (8 or 9pm...) the beans STILL > were not cooked thoroughly. I ended up putting them in a pot and > boiling them for another 2-3 hours before they were fully cooked.... > > Was this because I had old beans? Should I have done something > else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Hmm....good to know...I bought them that day, so I didn't have them for too long, but maybe the store had them for a considerable amount of time... Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at HotJobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 This happens to me sometimes too. I usually just take the lid off after I think they are done and cook them until the excess water has evaporated. Otherwise try using less water. I know, that sounds dumb, but I'm still trying to perfect my recipe. Kat - prncsali Monday, May 03, 2004 10:02 AM Beans... Ok, since all the talk about beans.... I made a nice big thing of pinto beans recently. I soaked them overnight, then put them on in the crock pot and cooked them all day, all night, and by the next night, (8 or 9pm...) the beans STILL were not cooked thoroughly. I ended up putting them in a pot and boiling them for another 2-3 hours before they were fully cooked.... Was this because I had old beans? Should I have done something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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